YESMISSA:
thanks you but what?? i don't known if it's sad or funny ,he is kind, he even got down on his knees to help CSS in the last episode when she wanted the emperor to release her family
and what's about the new crown prince? he married who? he is in love with his wife?
I can't help feeling sad for the future former empress, the emperor respects her but doesn't love her, although they have children, now she was willing to lose her place reluctantly, to live in a remote palace, her son deposed of his title of crown prince and now the love of the emperor, the consort will become the new empress and their dear son becomes the new crown prince, it's sad even if it's because of the circumstances
The problem with the current crown prince is that he was too kind, soft-hearted and indecisive. He ignored the faults of people close to him despite the devastating results of their actions, which might be detrimental to the country should he become the emperor one day, because then he would be the officals' puppet.
The empress realized his flaws and begged the emperor to let her step down so that he could be removed from his position as well. He wasnt fit to be the ruler and wouldn't be happy as one.
The 3rd prince then became the Crown prince. He was hot-headed but very rational, passionate about his country and people, and was firm with his decisions - qualities make him better suited for the throne. Since he was such a rational person, he did not fall in love since he could not understand it. Till the end of the novel, he had not married a crown princess, despite having concubines. He was searching for the virtuous one with suitable background to be his empress one day.